41 Responses

No matter what really happened in the actual scuffle (witnesses say Martin was on top Zimmerman hitting him. All the truth will come out eventually) , Zimmerman ignored dispatch and followed Martin. That was wrong and ended up getting an innocent kid killed. I can’t feel sorry for Zimmerman.

Why do they need a legal fund again? The prosecutor is paid by the state and if they seek civil action the lawyer doesn’t get paid unless they win and he gets paid out of the settlement. So again please explain to me why they need donations for a legal fund? This is an attempt to play on the sympathy of the uneducated. They don’t need donations for a legal fund they are not on trial besides I am absolutely positive that a black lawyer involved in one of these activist groups has agreed to take the case pro bono (that’s for free if you didn’t know). This is a scam do not send your money.

I think it’s a good thing that you posted that and I agree that the family needs help with their legal fund.

I also think it’s a shame that this is necessary at all. Why should the family of this kid need a legal fund to obtain justice? I know the answers to my rhetorical question and those answers tick me off.

Set aside all racial aspects… if this had happened in any neighborhood basically as described I would be calling for justice for the deceased also. This kid should not have been killed, it just should not have happened. The shooter was way out of line.

Unfortunately there is a racial aspect to this story and that is what too many will focus upon.

Recently a local radio host was accused of a non-injury hit-and-run and way too much focus was put upon the the venue where this happened as if that was a smear against the radio host. All that mattered to me was a guy left a bar, banged into another car, circled around, then left without even leaving a note or anything. Sorry, that’s just not cool anywhere. It’s not a murder and isn’t even close, but that whole thing was just overblown for the wrong reasons. And it was a bit disgraceful that it wasn’t until it became a public fiasco and the radio host had hired the most expensive legal defense attorney in town (or one of the most expensive, I don’t know except his reputation) that the guy made things semi-right by paying the damages while not publicly admitting fault. That was disgraceful and shameful behavior, the lack of responsibility, not the act of going to a bar that makes people snicker because of the nature of its entertainment and patronage.

I simply think justice has not been done and would not have been done without this huge public outcry and now the feds are involved because it wasn’t handled properly by the local authorities.

And unfortunately, it was the racial aspect that helped elevate the public awareness and outcry over this injustice. But if it were my neighborhood, a white kid killed and a white “neighborhood watch” guy who shot him under the same or similar circumstances, you’re darned right I would have a problem with that.

Once again Texas Sparkle, you are the only “conservative” to speak up on behalf of justice. The rest of these so called “conservatives” are cowards who refuse to talk about the subject. Republican radio talk show host Matt Patrick talked about this yesterday and he and his callers made excuses for the shooter. I wasn’t there and don’t know what happened. However, when I wake up in the morning and see that there is snow on the ground, I know that it snowed. Continue to speak out for justice Texas Sparkle and remember what Martin Luther King used to say; “Everyday is a good day to do the right thing.”

Why do they need money for a legal fund? Have they committed a criminal act?
Wouldn’t their lawyers think enough of the action against the H.O.A. to take their case on a contingency base?
Since Zimmerman was assaulted, and injured, should they even have a case?
It would be nice if people would let this play out. Obama did send the F.B.I. and the Yankee lawyers from the D.O.J. to sort this out. This is a chance to tie up the black vote for Obama and lose the Hispanic vote.
How about Justice for ALL.
….
“A President’s hardest task is not to do what is right, but to know what is right.”
Lyndon B. Johnson

What on earth would they need a legal fund for? They have the country holding that city’s feet to the fire. The Dept. of Justice is on it. I am sure some very high profile attorney’s will step forward if they smell money AND the investigation and indictment hasn’t been handed down yet. This is a tragedy, no doubt. Zimmerman was wrong and it had nothing to do with the stand your defence law. The last thing we need is for people to give from their heart and watch the money be squandered.

That was brilliant, Kathleen. Liberals’ support usually consists of words… not money or assistance. It’d be interesting to see how much money Trayvon gets. I’d be willing to bet the farm that the majority of it comes from White conservatives too.

If you look at the videos and photos of people lending assistance, delivering needed supplies during disasters and lifting people up, you usually see White people doing the giving. And most of those White people are from religious organizations.

That’s a bit unfair. You may see more white people helping, but that is because there are so many more white people! Remember black people only make up about 13% of the population. I think plenty of black people help out when needed.

Whatever good is being done by Whites can easily be forgotten and then we see this… a mad dash to “justice” and condemnation of all Whites… specifically, the White conservatives. We’ve seen it even in these comments.

Remember the Tucson shooting? Many on the Left called for Sarah Palin to be punished with SOME actually calling for her DEATH.

Does anyone knows what REALLY happened with this tragedy? No. Does the Left care? No. All they know is that they have a dead Black person and the culprit is possibly White. We’re not even sure about the perp’s race. The anger is intensified only because the last name SEEMS like a White person’s name. His family says he’s Hispanic but that’s basically being ignored. But, as we’ve seen time and time again, facts only tend to get in the way when you’re pursuing a POLITICAL agenda. The Left knows ALL it it NEEDS to know.

All I want to know, is where was the “outrage” when these two were so brutally murdered? It never even made the news outside of Tennessee.

Leftists ALWAYS use tragedies like this to further their causes. Just look at Tucson and other incidents. In each case, the Left leaps to a conclusion which fits their predetermined political agenda without even waiting on the facts. They’re pronounced GUILTY! and punishment is demanded… OR ELSE…

Reverend Melimpio Jackson-Sharpton from the Paloma Baptist Church says mope had no criminal record.

How do you really know, he is a juvi and you of all people know that information is confidential for now. The picture the media bandies about shows a lad of about 8, not a recent picture of dreads, the hoodie and his pants down to the bottom of his bum. There is no question he assaulted the citizen. None whatsoever. Bloodied head, lip and grass stains on his back.

The poor chief of police was chased out his office. There is a guy that did his job and passed it to the State Attorney, but yesterday la MOYETADA and Liberal Media took their first pound of flesh from him….

What does it matter if he had a criminal record? He was walking home from a store for heaven’s sake! He wasn’t doing anything wrong! No matter what happened in that scuffle, even it is proven that Martin was on top of Zimmerman hitting him, it doesn’t discount the fact that Zimmerman followed him when dispatch told him not to, and he confronted him. What was Trayvon supposed to do? He didn’t know who this guy was. So, if Trayvon was beating Zimmerman, that doesn’t change the fact that Zimmerman shouldn’t have been following him or confronting him. This is no Tawanna Brawley. Trayvon was not at fault here.

It certainly matters if he had PO’s (prior arrests) and, well he in fact did have some arrests for assault including one on a police officer. Imagine getting ALL those arrects in between choir practice. Soo be bizzy.

Kathleen please explain to me how you know without a shadow of a doubt that this kid was doing nothing and just walking home from the store? explain to me how you know what Zimmerman was thinking? Another thing if Trayvon was wearing a longsleeve hoodie pulled over his face walking in the dark how did Zimmerman know he was black to begin with? you are using this to line your pockets. How much of a cut do you get off the top for getting these donations for these imaginary legal fees?

Now that Obama has embraced this story I expect at least a two week lecture from the demedia on race, gun control and any other aspect that can politicized.

Without the advantage of knowing the facts I believe this is a case of a overzealous security guy shooting a kid he suspected of wrong doing. His perception led him to confrontation. My hunch is he is remorseful now but the growing lynch mob fanned by demedia is his bigger concern.

Immediate prediction: Now that Zimmerman has been identified as Hispanic that hangs out with mostly black friends the focus will turn to the white police chief and the Justice Dept. will call for tighter gun laws.

Al Sharpton is a charlatan. Oh, and a RACIST, race baiting, contemptible gasbag. The whole Tawanna Brawley thing proves it, and anything he touches should be immediately looked at with a jaundiced eye. Or are are memories that short?

You gonna try and tell me a 17 yr old Martin couldn’t have out run Zimmerman, who looks like he goes #250? Please. I don’t know what happened really and neither do you, but I wouldn’t contribute to Sharpton’s “Cause celebre” any more than I would contribute to David Duke.

Exactly you don’t want people to know you are getting paid off the top for these “legal fees”. And whoever doesn’t agree with your opinion you choose to violate their rights and censor their speech. You call yourseolf a conservative? You are a bleeding heart leftwing liberal hiding behind a plate of clear glass. katleen you aren’t fooling anyone we can see the liberal in your posts and in your speed to collect money for the poor family’s legal fees when they already have 2 or maybe 3 lawyers working on this case pro bono and if they go to civil court the fees will be paid out of the settlement. Anyone who sends money to this is moronic. I guess some of us should start a fund to pay zimmerman’s legal fees he will be the one on trial. I am not saying he is innocent I do not know what Trayvon was doing I do not know what Zimmerman was doing and neither do you. Matthew 7 verse 1 “Judge not, lest ye be judged”. How would you feel if you knew in your heart you didn’t do anything wrong yet millions of people threaten your life and protest and call for your execution without a trial or them hearing the facts of the case. Zimmerman was wrong for confronting the young man(if he did) but following at a safe distance and observing him is not illegal, especially when there had been a rash of burglaries in this community.

Though I often disagree with you on most things Sparkle I do appreciate you’re calling attention to the story from a conservative’s perspective. For some reason any story remotely touching race makes most conservatives uncomfortable and go into overly defensive or blame the victim mode. I think for most of us at the end of the day when race is taken out of the story the issue comes down to justice for a kid who didn’t need to die senselessly with seemingly no follow up done to assign responsibilty for it.
Again thanks for at least shining a light on the story.

I think we have gotten to the point where whites are uncomfortable discussing race, thinking they may something wrong. I am perfectly comfortable talking about race. I do it all the time (obviously write about it all the time). I grew up with black kids, had best friends who were black, and over the last 20 years have had a houseful of kids black and white in my house on any given day. I talk to them about race too. We shouldn’t be afraid of it. What I hate to see is the anger and bitterness over race. Things are SO much better than when I was young. Yet there seems to be a systematic effort to make blacks feel angry towards whites. And there seems to be a disconnect from people who never hang around people of other colors or religions. If we don’t talk about it, then all the kids hear is the negative. Discussion and openness is the key.

Why doesn’t anybody point out that most crimes are commited by blacks when this is inately true? I have friends and relatives that are in law enforcement, and they tell me that by a large majority most of the people they arrest are African Americans! Why do these facts always seem to be omitted by the media and the public. I know at least 17 people that have been victims of crime (some multiple times) who either know who their asailent was or have found out later. 16 of them say he or they were black. Look at the videos where the criminal is seen. 90% of the time, he’s black.

I think that Mr Zimmerman will be aquited of all charges just like the “Lacross Boys” were from Duke University. If I recall, Al Sharpton nor did the supposed victim or the NAACP ever did apoligze for their actions of jumping to conlusions. Never heard any opoligies from that bunch did you? “Diversity” is defined as kissing the rear of a minority.

Mr Zimmerman was not a self appointed “Crime Stopper”. He was the average guy in the neighborhood that would stop anyone of any color that he either didnt know or that looked suspicious. Even my grandma stares out the window as a crime stopper & to me, thats all the same. Perhaps Mr Zimmerman was doing his daily walking exorcises when he came upon Trayvon. Mr Zimmerman him self is not a racist because he too is a hispanic minority. Even though Pres Obama & Holley Barry are Bi-Ratial, they will call themselves black. Personaly I say black & not “African-American “because no one will refer to me as “German-Irish American”. Or am I being a racist?